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EV Integration & Grid Solutions: How to orchestrate EV flexibility for grids and deliver value for all.

As electric vehicle penetration accelerates, grid operators and market actors face growing challenges to integrate EV flexibility in a cost-effective and regulator-aligned way. The 3rd FLOW Thematic Workshop will bring together tools, market solutions and real-life demonstrations from the FLOW project to discuss grid impact assessment, flexibility markets and orchestration strategies. Through technical insights and an interactive exchange, the session will explore how EV flexibility can deliver value for DSOs, consumers and regulators, while supporting replication and sustainable business cases for large-scale EV integration.

Second Thematic Workshop: Smart Charging in Action: Tools & Lessons from the Field

In the workshop, we will explore how new business models and economic opportunities are driving the development of e-mobility, with a particular focus on Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) integration—enabling electric vehicles to interact with home energy systems as active components. We will also examine how the EVrich solution supports coordinated and grid-aware electric vehicle routing for urban charging hotspots, optimizing routes and charging points based on energy availability. Finally, practical insights will be shared from the deployment of a direct current (DC) microgrid in Prague, highlighting Behind-the-Meter (BTM) optimization and its integration with energy management systems (EMS/BEMS), offering a comprehensive view of real-world challenges and opportunities.

Hybrid workshop - Smart Charging = Smart UX Design?

Within the thematic workshop, we will present how the usability of smart charging apps can be ensured. We will address the requirements of the users and present results from three different use cases. Study participants will also have the opportunity to interact with and test a prototypical smart charging app. Finally, there will be room for questions and discussions.

Groundbreaking innovations in V2X technologies from European Partners

As the shift towards sustainable energy systems accelerates, innovations in electric vehicle (EV) charging technologies and grid integration are playing a pivotal role in transforming how energy is consumed and shared. Across Europe, collaborative efforts among leading researchers, industry pioneers, and infrastructure developers are unlocking new possibilities for Vehicle-toEverything (V2X) technologies and smart charging solutions.

Navigating the EV revolution: unlocking opportunities and overcoming challenges of V2G

As the electric vehicle market grows, understanding the complexities of this ecosystem is becoming increasingly crucial. A recent workshop, organized by the FLOW project consortium and hosted by EATON CZ, brought together key stakeholders to explore the opportunities and challenges of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology and EV infrastructure deployment.

Meet our testbed: Copenhagen

Welcome to Copenhagen! In the capital city of Denmark, FLOW will test smart charging across a number of hubs in public and private charging stations. These sites allow for the analysis different consumption patterns, the quantification of the flexibility that can be extracted from each of them, and the testing of price or emissions-based charging or flexibility contracts.

Meet our testbed: Menorca

Sail with us to the Menorca testbed, an island characterised by high energy demand seasonality, international tourism and increasing EV usage. Here FLOW deploys and validates smart charging and V2G, while developing mechanisms that can effectively balance energy supply and demand with the aim to ensure a reliable and sustainable energy infrastructure for Menorca, even during periods of peak tourism.

Meet our testbed: Prague

In the Prague Demo the FLOW team validates how the V2X technologies create local benefits and optimization, using an Energy Management System (EMS), which enables the communication and power flow interface between the building energy system and the public distribution grid. Its main focus is to improve energy efficiency and reduce the operational costs, as well as creating a positive user experience and increased comfort.

Meet our testbed: Dublin

The Ireland testbed optimises the EV charging management system, monitors the energy consumption and impacts on power quality on the charging area in 2 shared parking premises at NUIM (Maynooth University) and UCD (University College Dublin). It also develops and validates an innovative parking management APP to avoid congestion and ensures a smooth EV charging experience.

Meet our testbed: Rome

Get inside Rome’s testbed where FLOW investigates how stakeholders can take advantage of the massive spread of EV charging. This Demo explores benefits enabling the smart charge/V2G services implementation, validating potential flexibility of EV aggregations to maximise the benefits for all the stakeholders. FLOW does so by studying EV users' behaviour and owners’ interest, keeping customer experience and satisfaction at the centre.

Interview to Dr. Josh Eichman - IREC

Josh Eichman is the group lead for Energy Systems Analytics at the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research in Barcelona and the project manager of FLOW. In this article we interview him covering questions on technical and non-technical aspects.

A strong European team empowers users for widespread electric mobility uptake

Discover FLOW’s ambitions, the activities which will be implemented throughout european pilots, the experts involved in the consortium together with the expected outcomes and benefits.